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Karakalpak language

NameKarakalpak
NativenameQaraqalpaq tili, Қарақалпақ тили
FamilycolorAltaic
StatesUzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Afghanistan, Russia
RegionKarakalpakstan
Speakers412,000 (1993)
Fam1Turkic
Fam2Kypchak
Fam3Kypchak � Nogay  
NationUzbekistan (Karakalpakstan is the official area)
Iso2kaa|iso3=kaa
MapcaptionMap showing locations of Karakalpak (red) within Uzbekistan
NoticeIPA

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Karakalpak is a Turkic language mainly spoken by Karakalpaks in Karakalpakstan (Uzbekistan), as well as by Bashkirs and Nogay. Ethnic Karakalpaks who live in the viloyatlar of Uzbekistan tend to speak local Uzbek dialects.


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